Lady&#39;s riding-habit.



PATENTED FEB. 17, 1903.

J. G: MULLERL LADYS RIDING HABIT.

AIPLIOATION FILED AUG. 6, 1902.

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JOHN G. MULLER, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

LADYS RIDING-HABIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,602; dated February 17, 1903. Application filed August 6, 1902. Serial No. 118,674. (No model.)

To all whom, itmay concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN 6.. Mouse, a citi-- zen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Riding-Habits, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ladies riding-habits, and has for its object to provide a construction by which ahabit of this class will be capable of use for street wear or as a walkingskirt, as well as for its original purpose of a riding-skirt.

A further object is to so construct the habit that it will be easy for the lady to fit the garment smoothly on the saddle and around the raised limb and also to prevent the garment from getting caught on the horns of the saddle, so as to reduce the danger to the rider in case of a fall.

To this end I construct my improved ridingskirt in a novel manner, the distinguishing features of which are pointed out in the appended claims.

An example of the construction of my improved skirt is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view or outside view of the skirt. Fig. 2 is a rear view or inside view thereof, and Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent the four pieces of fabric from which the improved garment is constructed.

The main front piece A of the skirt has a short upright edge a at one side and a long upright edgebat the other side. From the upper end of the latter edge extends a slightly-concave portion 0, which forms part of the waistline. From the upper end of the edge a to the left-hand end of the waist-line 0 extends an inclined edge, which at its central portion is provided with concavity d. To the left of this concavity is located an edge portion 6, which is preferably also concave, at least at that portion where it joins the concavity d, the junction of the two concavities being indicated at f. Thepor-tion of the inclined edge from the point f to the waist-line c is adapted to be sewed to an edge of the insertion or piece D-to wit, to the edge which extends from the lower end of the waist-line g in Fig. 3 to a point marked it, which point is so located that when the sewed edges are con- .nected by sewing the points h and f will coincide. This edge 11 of piece Dis provided ,with a protuberance j, which is adapted for connection with the concave edge d, so as to form in the completed skirt a bulge k, which is adapted to receive and smoothly fit the made convex and is adapted for connectionwith the edge n of another piece or insertion C, which .has a waist-line portion 0 and a long edge 10, adapted for connection with an ogee edge q of the main back piece B, said edge (1 running from the waist-line r of said back piece to the short upright edge 3 thereof. The long upright edge i of the back part B is provided with a dart orincision u and is concave in its general outline. This edge i is adapted for connection with the edge I) of the front piece A,said edge I) being slightly ogee-shaped. A dart or incision o may also be provided in the edge 20 of the piece 0, and the waist-line 0 may also have an incision w.

It will be understood that the four pieces above described are connected or sewed together as follows: PieceA hasits edge b sewed to edge tof the back part B. The portion of the inclined line on piece A from the pointf tothe waist-line c is sewed to the line or edge 2' of piece D from the waist-line 9 thereof to the point h. The edge m of piece D is sewed to edge 11 of piece 0, and the edge p of the latter is secured to the edge q of piece B. All the other edges of the pieces are free or unconnectedthat is, the bottom edges of pieces A and B, the waist-line portions 0, g, o, and r, the edge portions 6 and Ct of piece A, the edge portion of piece D between points hand 1, the edge 8 of piece 13, and the edge w of piece (1.

In the completed skirt the comparatively free portion of the piece A to the left of the point f forms a flap A, which is adapted to be temporarily fastened to the piece B in any suitable mannerfor instance, by means of a button and buttonhole, as shown at y. The

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free edge portions 3, 10, Z, h, e, and a form a continuous line having a bend or corner at 2.

When flap A is buttoned, as shown in Fig. 2, the skirt may be used as an ordinary walking-skirt. When the skirt is used as a riding-skirt, the flap A is unbuttoned, and the lady can then readily arrange the fiap and the entire lower portion of the skirt on the inside thereofthat is, the side that is toward the horse-4n such a manner that the garment will fit smoothly around the raised limb and the saddle.

Inasmuch as the edge portions of the four pieces upon the inside of the skirt are entirely free, an adjustment of the inside portion for the purpose of fitting it smoothly under the rider and over the horns of the saddle may be made without disturbing the other portion of the garment. A perfect fit is thus obtained, and the formation of wrinkles is avoided.

I claim as my invention- 1. A ladys riding-habit, consisting of a main front piece, a main back piece and two insertions located between said main front piece and main back piece, the said insertions being connected with each other along their adjacent longitudinal edges and having their remaining longitudinal edges connected with inclined edge portions of the main front piece and the main back piece respectively, the main front piece being provided with a concavity where it is connected with one of said insertions, and the said insertion having a protuberance where it connects with the main front piece, the main front piece being connected with the main back piece along one of their upright edges, the other upright edges of the main front piece and of the main back piece being free, as are also the bottom edge portions of the insertions and a portion of the inclined edge of the main front piece, adjacent to the free upright edge of said main front piece, thus forming a flap on the main front piece, and means for detachably connecting said flap with the remainder of the skirt.

2. A ladys riding-skirt, comprising a main front piece, a main back piece and two insertions located between said main front piece and said main back piece, the insertions being connected along their adjacent longitudinal edges and having their remaining longitudinal edges connected respectively with in clined edges at the upper portions of the main front piece and of the main back piece, said main front piece and main back piece being connected along one of their upright edges, while the other upright edges of the main front piece and the main back piece are free, as are also the lower edges of the said insertions and a portion of the inclined edge of the main front piece adjacent to the free upright edge thereof, thus forming a flap on the main front piece, and means for detachably securing said flap to the remainder of the skirt.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. MULLER.

Witnesses:

ANTON SoHI'iLTn, EUGENE EBLE. 

